Gonahena West
Gonahena West is a hamlet in Mahara Divisional Secretariat, Gampaha District, Western Province. Gonahena West is situated nearby to the village Mawaramandiya, as well as near the hamlet Gonahena East.Places of Interest
Highlights include Sapugaskanda Power Station and Sapugaskanda Refinery.
Sapugaskanda Power Station
Power station
The Sapugaskanda Power Station is a 160-megawatt base load thermal power station located in Heiyanthuduwa, adjacent to the Sapugaskanda Refinery, in the Western Province of Sri Lanka. Sapugaskanda Power Station is situated 4½ km southwest of Gonahena West.
Sapugaskanda Refinery
The Sapugaskanda Refinery is the single largest oil refinery of Sri Lanka. The refinery was built in August 1969 by the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation under the guidance of Iran, initially designed to process 38,000 barrels per stream day. Sapugaskanda Refinery is situated 4 km southwest of Gonahena West.Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kadawatha and Eldeniya.
Kadawatha
Town
Kadawatha is one of the main suburb of Gampaha, in the Western Province, Sri Lanka. It is situated on the A1 highway, approximately 16 km away from the centre of Colombo.
Kiribathgoda
Town
Kiribathgoda is a suburb of Gampaha and is situated on A1 highway, between Kelaniya and Kadawatha. It is the first commercial E-Suburb in Sri Lanka. The suburb is located 12 km away from Colombo Fort centre. Kiribathgoda is situated 6 km west of Gonahena West.
Gonahena West
- Type: Hamlet
- Category: locality
- Location: Mahara Divisional Secretariat, Gampaha District, Western Province, Sri Lanka, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude
6.9953° or 6° 59′ 43″ north
Longitude
79.9787° or 79° 58′ 43″ east
Elevation
37 metres (121 feet)
Open location code
6JRXXXWH+4F
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
GeoNames ID
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